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Russia eases citizenship rules for residents of Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria

4:16 AM on Saturday, May 16

The Kremlin has approved new measures allowing citizens from Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria to gain Russian citizenship more easily

Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO

4:09 AM on Saturday, May 16

Pope Leo XIV is adding a trip to France to his busy 2026 travel schedule

Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

1:58 AM on Saturday, May 16

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says

A Maldivian military diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers

1:39 AM on Saturday, May 16

A Maldivian military diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

10:08 PM on Friday, May 15

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission to kill a leader of the Islamic State group

Many see Andy Burnham as UK government's savior. First he needs a seat in Parliament

9:15 PM on Friday, May 15

Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it

Sen. Cassidy battles Trump-backed challenger in Louisiana Republican primary

8:58 PM on Friday, May 15

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is fighting for his political life in Saturday's primary against a challenger who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

8:57 PM on Friday, May 15

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts

The US turns to Guyana’s bauxite in its latest push for Latin America's resources

4:29 PM on Friday, May 15

The U.S. is turning its attention to Guyana's bauxite for business opportunities

Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

3:38 PM on Friday, May 15

The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives

Colorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure

2:09 PM on Friday, May 15

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is commuting the sentence of a former county clerk and election conspiracy theorist following pressure from President Donald Trump

A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it

11:05 AM on Friday, May 15

A Kansas judge has protected access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors as the nation’s largest children’s hospital moved to restrict such care in Texa and buckled under pressure from the Trump administration

Wife of US Army sergeant released from federal immigration custody

10:56 AM on Friday, May 15

The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant has been released from federal immigration custody after spending a month in detention

Takeaways from Trump's trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi

10:00 AM on Friday, May 15

President Donald Trump’s three-day trip to China was unexpectedly dominated by discussions about Taiwan and a new framework for managing Washington and Beijing's complicated relationship

Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

7:11 AM on Friday, May 15

Iran’s foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages from the U.S. have made Iran reluctant about its intentions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations

Trump and Boeing say China agreed to buy 200 aircraft, reopening a key market for the US planemaker

6:09 AM on Friday, May 15

President Donald Trump says American aircaft manufacturer Boeing has a deal to sell at least 200 planes to China

Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, halting busiest US commuter rail system

3:06 AM on Friday, May 15

Workers on New York’s Long Island Rail Road are on strike, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail system in North America

New US House map in Florida accused of violating state ban on partisan gerrymandering

9:03 PM on Thursday, May 14

New U.S. House districts in Florida are facing their first test in court

Today in History: May 16, China’s Cultural Revolution begins

10:23 AM on Monday, April 27

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